• Prof. Sebastjan Bevc, MD, PhD - Nephrologist, Head of Department of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Maribor; Head of Department of Pharmacology, University of Maribor, Slovenia
  Main research areas: Cardiovascular complications in chronic kidney disease, atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness in CKD patients, diabetic kidney disease, bioimpedance analysis in dialysis, cardiorenal interactions

• Prof. Luca Di Lullo, MD, PhD - Nephrologist, Head of Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, L. Parodi - Delfino Hospital, Colleferro (Rome);  “La Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy

Main research areas: Cardiorenal syndrome (all five types), cardionephrology, left ventricular hypertrophy in CKD, cardiovascular complications in chronic kidney disease, cardiorenal anemia syndrome

• Prof. Robert Ekart, MD, PhD - Nephrologist, Head of Department of Dialysis, University Medical Centre Maribor, Slovenia

Main research areas: Advancements in hemodialysis treatment, cardiovascular complications in chronic kidney disease and dialysis patients, fluid overload assessment, arterial stiffness, sex disparities in CKD outcomes, hyperkalemia management

• Dr. Fulvio Floccari, MD, PhD - Nephrologist, Head of Department of Nephrology, Ospedale San Paolo, Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

Main research areas: Cardiorenal syndrome, cardionephrology education and training, clinical nephrology

• Prof. Edoardo Gronda, MD, PhD - Cardiologist, Contract Professor, U.O.C. Nefrologia, Dialisi e Trapianto Renale dell'Adulto, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico di Milano, Italy

Main research areas: Heart failure, advancements in congestive heart failure treatment, heart transplantation, cardiology and nephrology intersection, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

• Prof. Andrew Krentz, MD, PhD, FRCP, FFPM - Endocrinologist, Visiting Professor at King's College London and University of Reading, UK

Main research areas: Diabetes mellitus and metabolism, cardiovascular complications of diabetes, SGLT2 inhibitors, lipid and vascular medicine

• Prof. Jelena Nešović Ostojić, MD, PhD - Professor, Institute of Pathological Physiology "Ljubodrag Buba Mihailović", Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Main research areas: Acute kidney injury and kidney pathophysiology

• Prof. Petar Otašević, MD, PhD - Cardiologist, Professor at Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade; Head of Cardiology Clinic, Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade, Serbia

Main research areas: Clinical cardiology, cardiovascular medicine

• Prof. Miroslav Radenković, MD, PhD - Professor of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Main research areas: Cardiovascular pharmacology, endothelial dysfunction and vascular pharmacology, angiotensin receptor blockers, SGLT2 inhibitors, clinical pharmacology, bioethics in clinical research

• Prof. Rodolfo Fernando Rivera, MD, PhD - Nephrologist and Cardiologist, Director of Nephrology and Dialysis, Ospedale Pio XI, ASST Brianza, Desio; Contract Professor at Faculty of Medicine, Milano Bicocca University, Italy

Main research areas: Cardionephrology, echocardiography in nephrology, cardiovascular assessment in CKD patients, genetic background of cardiorenal disorder

• Prof. Pavel Skok, MD, PhD - Professor at Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Centre and University of Maribor, Slovenia

Main research areas: Gastrointestinal immunology, human microbiome

• Prof. Davide Viggiano, MD, PhD - Associate Professor at University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy

Main research areas: Renal physiology, neuroscience-nephrology intersection, acid-base balance, membrane transporters in kidney disease, water-electrolyte imbalances in heart and kidney diseases